iPhone performance degradation with battery aging

MooMoo444 · 24 Jan 2018 at 14:51

b0rn2sk8 said:
A cycle is going from 100% to 0% which most realistically don't do in a day.

https://www.apple.com/uk/batteries/service-and-recycling/

Hmmm..... Apple stating its 1 year for the battery. Guess its only £25 at the min. They should just change the battery and seal it back up.

Does 100->50 then 100->50 count as 1 cycle too?

Feek · 24 Jan 2018 at 15:50

MooMoo444 said:
Does 100->50 then 100->50 count as 1 cycle too?

Yes, you don't have to drain it down to 0 for it to count as a cycle.
If you start with a full battery, run it down to 50%, charge it back to full, run it down to 50% and then charge it to full again - That's one cycle. You've added 100% charge over the course of two 50% stages.

MooMoo444 · 24 Jan 2018 at 16:46

Feek said:
Yes, you don't have to drain it down to 0 for it to count as a cycle.
If you start with a full battery, run it down to 50%, charge it back to full, run it down to 50% and then charge it to full again - That's one cycle. You've added 100% charge over the course of two 50% stages.

Well naturally it's 100% in total, but I recall reading an article that iPhone batteries responded better to short charges.

The_Abyss · 24 Jan 2018 at 23:08

My old 7 Plus spent most of its life sitting in a dock charging every work day. I can't remember the cycle count now but the health was at 93%. Not too shabby.

Apple have given me every incentive to hammer the hell out of my 8 Plus throughout 2018. The race is on to get to 80%!

N19h7m4r3 · 25 Jan 2018 at 10:02

The_Abyss said:
My old 7 Plus spent most of its life sitting in a dock charging every work day. I can't remember the cycle count now but the health was at 93%. Not too shabby.

Apple have given me every incentive to hammer the hell out of my 8 Plus throughout 2018. The race is on to get to 80%!

The 8 isn’t covered under the current battery replacement scheme though. :confused:

The_Abyss · 25 Jan 2018 at 14:08

Bugger.

N19h7m4r3 · 25 Jan 2018 at 14:31

The_Abyss said:
Bugger.

On the bright side, with 11.3 you'll be able to apparently check the battery life much better; and have that toggle to either have random shutdowns when the battery is spent; or a slower phone that still works.

bobuk · 27 Jan 2018 at 10:54

Well tool my 6plus in to get the battery changed, no problem, didn't even test it. Now the long wait for them to receive a delivery of battery. (2 weeks so far)

ganesh · 27 Jan 2018 at 16:20

I took my 6 plus and my wife’s 6 in today hoping that they might have had some batteries in stock, no such luck. And no stock in any nearby stores.

I received an email from the Apple battery reservation team saying that stock of 6 plus batteries won’t be available until late March / early April!

Be prepared for a long wait all iPhone 6 users.

Nathan · 27 Jan 2018 at 20:40

Had a 6 battery changed yesterday in Birmingham store. Now twice as fast and battery lasting much, much longer. Happy for £25.

delta0 · 27 Jan 2018 at 20:43

Battery changed this morning. Night and day difference. Much quicker than before and holding charge a lot better.

ruthers · 11 Feb 2018 at 19:07

What is the best way to book in for a battery replacement?

I have a 6+ that is dreadful

N19h7m4r3 · 12 Feb 2018 at 01:24

ruthers said:
What is the best way to book in for a battery replacement?

I have a 6+ that is dreadful

Call Apple Care, and they'll order a battery to your preferred Apple Store. Once the store has the battery they email you; and that counts as an open appointment. You then have 3-7 days depending on the store to drop in your phone.

breathe3asy · 12 Feb 2018 at 12:15

I took my 6S plus into Apple for battery replacement, at collection time the tech came down with a new phone saying they had snapped 1 of the clips during repair

ruthers · 12 Feb 2018 at 22:29

N19h7m4r3 said:
Call Apple Care, and they'll order a battery to your preferred Apple Store. Once the store has the battery they email you; and that counts as an open appointment. You then have 3-7 days depending on the store to drop in your phone.

Thanks ill do that tomorrow!

N19h7m4r3 · 12 Feb 2018 at 23:51

ruthers said:
Thanks ill do that tomorrow!

Just have your IMEI/Serial handy and contact details, and they'll sort you out propper.

easyrider · 18 Feb 2018 at 20:54

The Apple Store is in Leeds . To far away.

Do the approved service centres still charge the same 25 quid ?

N19h7m4r3 · 18 Feb 2018 at 21:16

easyrider said:
The Apple Store is in Leeds . To far away.

Do the approved service centres still charge the same 25 quid ?

That depends entirely on them; they’re third party after all.
You can call a Apple Care and check; maybe do a mail in if possible; or get a some numbers of the authorised Apple service providers.

I know Compu b in Ireland are honouring the Apple prices.

ganesh · 19 Feb 2018 at 13:51

My wife and I had our batteries changed at the weekend, on a 6 and 6 plus. It’s made a big difference, especially on the 6. It took 2.5 hours all in and we were there quite early on Saturday, the Genius crew were absolutely manic with all the battery replacements.

Duke · 2 May 2018 at 12:57

Some people having issues with Apple not wanting to replace their batteries - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-43960267. Hard to know what % are having issues but seem quite a few get a better service from an indy repairer.

My 6S shows 90% so will see how it goes for now.